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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
On 1st January 2023, a number of regulations implementing Directive 2019/2161 - Omnibus - came into force in Poland. Many laws were amended in order to bring Polish consumer protection law...
Dudkowiak Kopec & Putyra
Implementation of the Omnibus Directive entered into force in Poland on 1 January 2023. The Implementation act amended inter alia principle Acts of Polish Consumer Law, incl.:
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
The proceeding against the Polish website and platform Vinted was initiated as a result of complaints from its users through which consumers can buy or sell things, mainly second-hand clothes and accessories.
ADMD
EU Regulation 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the EU Council regulation of December 12, 2017, on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection...
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
There have been discussions for some time about changes in consumer law in Poland. The amendments are aimed to counteract false promotions - where prices of goods are raised only to be lowered to the initial level shortly.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
On 12 July 2017, a new act on counteracting the unfair use of contractual advantage in trade in agricultural and food products (the "Act") will enter into force in Poland.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
The Act implemented provisions of the EU Directive on Consumer Rights of 25 October 2011 (2011/83/EU) and abolished the previously binding Polish act on the protection on certain consumers' rights and dangerous products.
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
On 25 December 2014, the Consumer Rights Act, which also amended the Civil Code and introduced several new regulations on sales contracts concerning goods and services, entered into force.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
The fine of more than PLN 2.5 million imposed on Leroy Merlin byhas been upheld by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Polish Savings and Loan Association (SKOK), one of Poland’s largest financial institutions, has been fined PLN 304,784 (c. € 75,000) by UOKiK, for practices infringing collective consumer interests.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cyfrowy Polsat S.A., digital TV operator, and PZU S.A., Poland’s largest insurance company, have been recently fined nearly PLN 1 million (c €250,000) and PLN 15 million (c €3.7 m), respectively, by the Competition Authority (UOKiK) for practices infringing collective consumer interests.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
The basis for new consumer credit legislation has been adopted by the Government.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
The labels on alcoholic beverages may soon be required to include health warnings, under draft amendments being considered by the Polish parliament.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Following lengthy parliamentary discussions and an increasing number of complaints as to the quality of foodstuffs available on the Polish market, a significant amendment to the Act on Trade Quality of Foodstuffs entered into force on 18 December 2008.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
The European Food Standards Agency is to conduct further research into the possible link between six food colourings and hyperactivity in children, following calls from 42 organisations across Europe for the European Commission to suspend their use.
Europa Plus
Finance Malta
In a request for a preliminary ruling requested by District Court of Warsaw, Poland to the European Court of Justice ("ECJ"), three Polish citizens brought an action against Provident Polska...
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